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Unnamed official (0157_0176; 347)

Jewish (Musevi). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1883/84 (AH 1301). On record 1904/05, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 0157_0176; 347

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Life

This official was born in Istanbul in 1883/84 (AH 1301) into the Jewish (Musevi) community; the father's occupation was "Reji Mufettisi". Work began in Istanbul in 1903/04, at about 19, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 100 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1904/05, places the official in Beyoğlu as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), on 100 kuruş a month.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 2 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
12Istanbul, Beyoğlu

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1883/84 (AH 1301); First work 1903/04 (AH 1321)

  2. Beyoğlu

    1904/05 (AH 1322)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    100 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1904/05 (AH 1322): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 100 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1883/84 (AH 1301)
Community
Jewish (Musevi)
Nationality as recorded
Yahudi
Father's occupation
Reji Mufettisi

Education

Community school
Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

English
Kitabetwriting
French
Kitabetwriting
Greek (Rum)
Kitabetwriting. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1903/04 (AH 1321)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
100

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same post (job title and place), same years

Of the 56 officials who held Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu in the same years, Unnamed official (0157_0176; 347) had the 55th highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 108 officials with entries in Beyoğlu in the same years, Unnamed official (0157_0176; 347) had the 106th highest salary.

All 460 officials with entries in Beyoğlu

Same job title, same years

Of the 148 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Unnamed official (0157_0176; 347) had the 146th highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same school

Of the 263 officials with Millet Mektebi among their schools, Unnamed official (0157_0176; 347) had the 257th highest salary.

All 263 officials with Millet Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Unnamed official (0157_0176; 347) had the 1,806th highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 1,999 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 120 officials whose first annual entry is for 1904/05 (AH 1322), Unnamed official (0157_0176; 347) had the 105th highest salary.

All 120 officials whose first annual entry is for 1904/05 (AH 1322)

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0157_0176; 347)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1904/05AH 1322Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0176; 347
What the sources named in this table are
Recovered annual personnel extract
The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.

Sources and original values (13)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0157_0176; 347) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1301Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationreji mufettisiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuseviRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityYahudiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolMillet MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)1Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1321Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1903Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)100Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
What the sources named in this table are
Earlier annual personnel extract
The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
Recovered annual personnel extract
The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
Personnel attributes extract
The detailed personnel file of September 2025, read for personal details such as birth, schooling and first work.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
  • 1 annual entry of 1 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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